--- title: "The provision of wrap around consultancy to support SMEs participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund or Flood Resilience Innovation Centre (FLIC) programmes. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund or FLIC Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions Further details can be found here: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF HULL" published: "2019-12-06" --- # The provision of wrap around consultancy to support SMEs participating in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund or Flood Resilience Innovation Centre (FLIC) programmes. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund or FLIC Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions Further details can be found here: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF HULL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a37defc-4b2d-47dd-84e7-d1d2feb6b781.json) ## Summary The University of Hull is currently conducting a tender for the provision of wrap-around consultancy services to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) involved in the Humber and York & North Yorkshire ERDF Funded SparkFund and Flood Resilience Innovation Centre (FLIC) programmes. The procurement method is an open procedure, which is set to close on 7th February 2020. This initiative falls under the services category, with a total budget of £320,000, aimed at enhancing SME innovation within flood risk management and other consultancy areas in Hull and the surrounding regions. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy services, especially those focusing on innovation, energy efficiency, and environmental issues. Suitable contenders may include SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises with expertise in financial and project management consultancy. By engaging in this process, businesses can not only contribute to vital regional development initiatives but also enhance their service offerings and expand their client base within the local enterprise landscape. ## Notice SparkFund is a business support and grant programme which is available to Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) located in either the Humber or York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas. The total value of the programme is PS15.1m and it is in receipt of PS8.4m of ERDF grant funding. SparkFund is the brand name for a programme made up of three discreet strands of support, these are: Innovation Vouchers: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS17,500 maximum grant value). Such support will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. Grants for Research & Development: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS44,300 maximum grant value). Such support will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. Low Carbon Grants for Research & Development: to enable beneficiary SMEs to secure specialist innovation support (up to PS42,250 maximum grant value). This activity will encourage and stimulate demand from SMEs to engage in low carbon innovation activity and access the expertise on offer from the knowledge base. It will help build the innovation capacity of SMEs by supporting proof of market and technical feasibility studies, early stage proof of concept and prototyping work as well as intellectual property protection. We are seeking responses to this tender which provide costs for short term interventions with SparkFund Beneficiary SMEs in units of whole days on a pro-rata basis. Services will be called off in whole or part days, specifically quarter and half days, and will relate to specific needs of businesses as defined within the mini-competitions FLIC is a research and innovation support programme which is available to Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) located primarily in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The project can also support SMEs based in other national Transition regions. The total value of the programme is PS3.4m and it is in receipt of PS1.9m of ERDF grant funding. The FLIC project began in April 2019 and is due to end its delivery on 31 December 2021, the financial end date for the programme is 28 February 2022 and the practical end date is 30 June 2022. The aim of the FLIC project is to stimulate regional SME innovation in the prevention and mitigation of flood risk. FLIC will establish an innovation structure to support the development of new or improved services, processes and products that will improve efficiency of response where flood events still occur. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b52a24dc-3fc9-4e45-a860-0814a2586f31 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Mar 2020 - 15 Dec 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £320,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF HULL | | Locality | HULL | | Post town | Hull | | Postcode | HU6 7RX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Local authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of | | Electoral ward | University | | Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services - 71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services - 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services - 71351210 - Geophysical consultancy services - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73220000 - Development consultancy services - 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services - 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services - 79212000 - Auditing services - 79415200 - Design consultancy services - 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services ## Release History - 6 Dec 2019 at 13:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b52a24dc-3fc9-4e45-a860-0814a2586f31 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b52a24dc-3fc9-4e45-a860-0814a2586f31 6th December 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login University of Hull e-tendering Portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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